The First Isolation and Structural Characterization of a
Lanthanoid−Imine Azametallacyclopropane Complex,
[Yb(η2-Ph2CNPh)(hmpa)3]

Makioka, Yoshikazu; Taniguchi, Yuki; Fujiwara, Yuzo; Takaki, Ken; Hou, Zhaomin; Wakatsuki, Yasuo

doi:10.1021/om960900h.s001

The First Isolation and Structural Characterization of a Lanthanoid−Imine Azametallacyclopropane Complex, [Yb(η²-Ph₂CNPh)(hmpa)₃]

journal contribution

posted on 1996-12-24, 00:00 authored by Yoshikazu Makioka, Yuki Taniguchi, Yuzo Fujiwara, Ken Takaki, Zhaomin Hou, Yasuo Wakatsuki

A dianionic lanthanoid(II)−imine azametallacyclopropane complex, [Yb(η²-Ph₂CNPh)(hmpa)₃] (hmpa = hexamethylphosphoramide), has been directly synthesized by the reaction of ytterbium metal with N-(diphenylmethylidene)aniline in THF/HMPA and structurally characterized by X-ray analysis.